Powder-puff



'L. R. ROSE.

POWDER PUFF.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.6,19I9.

1,323,@12., Patented Dec. 2,1919.

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POWDER-PUFF.

and has reference more particularly to an. article of this kind which comprises a conta'iner adapted to hold powder or the like and having a surface penetrable by the powder, and a filling device for' the container, constituting a handle for the manipu lation of the article.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and durable powder pufl for use in applying face powder and the like to the face, which is compact in form but can contain a considerable quantity of powder, and which can be inexpensively produced.

A further object of the invention is to provide a powder puff which can be readily filled with powder, from which the powder, when. the device is in use, will not escape to the fingers of the user, and which affords convenient means for its manipulation.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and set forth in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompany ing drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view. of an embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the article; and

Fig. 3 is a transverse, vertical section.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention it should be understood that while the device'is intended primarily as a container for, and means for the application of face powder to the face, it can also be used for other, analogous purposes. It may be fashioned from any suitable material adapted for the purpose.

Certain of the details of construction specification of Letters JPatent.

Patented Dec. 2, 191%.

Application filed March 6, 1919. Serial No. 281,006.

ings, the container or body of the powder puff is fashioned from two plies of material, 10 and 11.' Of these, the former is preferably of circular shape and the latter of annular form. They are of substantially the same diameter and are connected marginally by a line of stitching 12. The two parts are stitched together and the container is then turned inside out, so that the seam 13 formed by the line of stitching is located within the container. -The central opening 14 of the annular ply 11. forms the entrance for the powder 15 with-which the article is filled.

I provide a head 16 of substantially cylindrical form, and fashioned from thin sheet metal or other suitable material. The head,

at its lower end, has an out-turned, annular flange l7, fitting over the opening 141 and extending beyond the edges of the same, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3. The outer end, 18, of the head, is threaded to receive a correspondingly threaded cap 19, forming a 010- sure for the device. The flange of the head is secured to the ply 11 in any suitable manner, for example by an annular, adhesive ring 20. An annular-cover 21- is arranged around the head, fitting against the flange 17 and extending over the adhesive rin 20 and the ply 11, to substantially the periphery of the container. The cover 21 is preferably of impermeable material such as chamois skin, leather or the like. The adhesive ring serves also to fasten the cover in place.

It will be seen that the filling device of the powder puff, formed by the head 16, constitutes a convenient handle or grip for the manipulation of the article. The pro vision of the cover 21 prevents the powder from escaping to the fingers of the user when the powder is being applied to the face. The material of the ply 10 is penetra'ble by the powder. which can escape to the .skin when the device is used.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

An article of the class described, comprising a container fashioned from two plies of material secured together, one of said plies of material being permeable and the 5 other having an opening therethr'ough, a

head arranged at said opening and having a flange extendingover the edges thereof, ,a

.closure for said head, an annular cover arranged about said head and extending over said flange, toward the margin of said ply having said opening therein, and common means for securing said head to said ply, and said cover in place.

LEON RUSSELL ROSE. 

